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Authors: Rebecca Royce
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still felt pretty woozy, she wasn't sure she actually had or if she'd just done it in her own mind. Still, the two men bent over and helped her get into an upright position.
She looked at Gabriel. "How did we get here?"
"You, I moved through space. Me, I took an airplane."
Jason narrowed his eyes and she felt a strange fluttering sensation in her head. What was he doing to her?
"Are you in my brain?"
Jason adjusted his gaze from her head to her eyes. "Just using some of my energy to repair the damage in your head. Your body would eventually heal itself, faster than a regular human's would, but still I can help to make the whole thing go away at an even quicker rate."
Loraine turned to regard the man who'd sent her here. Gabriel looked worn out. His eyes were bloodshot, his hair disheveled and his clothes wrinkled. All in all, his appearance screamed 'I haven't slept in a while'.
"How long have I been here?"
"Almost twenty-four hours." Jason stood. "Gabriel dropped you down in the middle of the living room without phoning first. We weren't even sure who you were until the phone started ringing. Then we all got really worried. Our concern, however, was nothing compared to the frantic mess he has been since he arrived three hours ago."
She didn't know why Gabriel would be so worked up. Clearly, he had saved her life. She needed to thank him for that. Tears pooled in her eyes as she remembered the scene and how she had been helpless, how she had been unable to move to defend herself or even to run. If Futon hadn't…
Gasping, she reached out and grabbed Gabriel's arm. "Did you figure out what happened to my dog?"
Jason raised an eyebrow and looked at Gabriel. "Her dog?"
Gabriel narrowed his eyes and stared at Jason. "He's a very special dog. He talks better than most animals. He told her to come and get me. Clearly he's magic." Gabriel cleared his throat. "He attacked a fucking demon to protect her."
Jason raised his hands in a gesture of surrender. "Down, boy-o. I'm not judging her for asking about the dog. I figured there must be a story involved there somewhere, and Leonardo is being close-mouthed about what he knows."
Gabriel looked at Jason. "Do you think you could give us a minute?"
Nodding, the doctor walked out of the room, his hair swishing behind him like a horse's tail.
Biting down on her lip, she regarded Gabriel. It was important to remind herself that he was just a friend. A good friend. One who had travelled to Maine to check on her, but just a friend—not a potential lover. Not her soul mate .
Keep it light , she reminded herself. "Do all the Outsider men wear their hair like you guys? Is it like a ' thing' ? Should I expect everyone to resemble the cover models from romance novels written in the 1980s?"
Gabriel look confused as he shook his head. "Cover models from the 1980s?"
Sighing, she couldn't help but grin even though her tears still threatened to fall at Futon's disappearance. She still had a slight headache but the feeling of utter confusion was gone. "Never mind."
"Do you mean the long hair?"
Wow, she'd meant it to be a joke and now it was going to turn out to be a whole conversation. "Seriously, never mind."
He scooted up next to her on the bed, his head leaning back against the headboard so they were stretched out parallel to each other. Her heart pounded hard. This was incredibly inappropriate considering he was with someone else.
"I've let my hair get much too long. I may shave it off, and Jason's got unruly when he was in a coma in the mental institution. I'm surprised he hasn't cut it." He shrugged. "Maybe Charma likes it."
"Does Alexa like your hair?"
He turned to look at her. They were so close on the bed that she could feel his breath on her cheek. If she just turned slightly they'd be mouth-to-mouth. She forced herself to stay facing front. She was not the kind of woman who made moves on another woman's man. Not that she'd ever had the chance to do such a thing nor had
She looked at Gabriel. "How did we get here?"
"You, I moved through space. Me, I took an airplane."
Jason narrowed his eyes and she felt a strange fluttering sensation in her head. What was he doing to her?
"Are you in my brain?"
Jason adjusted his gaze from her head to her eyes. "Just using some of my energy to repair the damage in your head. Your body would eventually heal itself, faster than a regular human's would, but still I can help to make the whole thing go away at an even quicker rate."
Loraine turned to regard the man who'd sent her here. Gabriel looked worn out. His eyes were bloodshot, his hair disheveled and his clothes wrinkled. All in all, his appearance screamed 'I haven't slept in a while'.
"How long have I been here?"
"Almost twenty-four hours." Jason stood. "Gabriel dropped you down in the middle of the living room without phoning first. We weren't even sure who you were until the phone started ringing. Then we all got really worried. Our concern, however, was nothing compared to the frantic mess he has been since he arrived three hours ago."
She didn't know why Gabriel would be so worked up. Clearly, he had saved her life. She needed to thank him for that. Tears pooled in her eyes as she remembered the scene and how she had been helpless, how she had been unable to move to defend herself or even to run. If Futon hadn't…
Gasping, she reached out and grabbed Gabriel's arm. "Did you figure out what happened to my dog?"
Jason raised an eyebrow and looked at Gabriel. "Her dog?"
Gabriel narrowed his eyes and stared at Jason. "He's a very special dog. He talks better than most animals. He told her to come and get me. Clearly he's magic." Gabriel cleared his throat. "He attacked a fucking demon to protect her."
Jason raised his hands in a gesture of surrender. "Down, boy-o. I'm not judging her for asking about the dog. I figured there must be a story involved there somewhere, and Leonardo is being close-mouthed about what he knows."
Gabriel looked at Jason. "Do you think you could give us a minute?"
Nodding, the doctor walked out of the room, his hair swishing behind him like a horse's tail.
Biting down on her lip, she regarded Gabriel. It was important to remind herself that he was just a friend. A good friend. One who had travelled to Maine to check on her, but just a friend—not a potential lover. Not her soul mate .
Keep it light , she reminded herself. "Do all the Outsider men wear their hair like you guys? Is it like a ' thing' ? Should I expect everyone to resemble the cover models from romance novels written in the 1980s?"
Gabriel look confused as he shook his head. "Cover models from the 1980s?"
Sighing, she couldn't help but grin even though her tears still threatened to fall at Futon's disappearance. She still had a slight headache but the feeling of utter confusion was gone. "Never mind."
"Do you mean the long hair?"
Wow, she'd meant it to be a joke and now it was going to turn out to be a whole conversation. "Seriously, never mind."
He scooted up next to her on the bed, his head leaning back against the headboard so they were stretched out parallel to each other. Her heart pounded hard. This was incredibly inappropriate considering he was with someone else.
"I've let my hair get much too long. I may shave it off, and Jason's got unruly when he was in a coma in the mental institution. I'm surprised he hasn't cut it." He shrugged. "Maybe Charma likes it."
"Does Alexa like your hair?"
He turned to look at her. They were so close on the bed that she could feel his breath on her cheek. If she just turned slightly they'd be mouth-to-mouth. She forced herself to stay facing front. She was not the kind of woman who made moves on another woman's man. Not that she'd ever had the chance to do such a thing nor had
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